5 things to know about IFA Berlin 2012

Visitors try out the new Samsung Galaxy Camera, which combines a smartphone and a digital camera with a zoom lens, during a press day at the Samsung stand at IFA 2012. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

This week, many of the world's leading tech companies will gather in Germany to show off their latest products at IFA Berlin, Europe's answer to the Consumer Electronics Show. Since 1924, the trade show has been a popular place for the world's innovators to unveil and demonstrate their latest wares. This year should be no different as we expect to see a number of trends emerge:

Windows 8 Hybrids: Samsung recently teased a Windows 8 tablet with detachable keyboard on its Facebook page, which many think will be its previously-announced Series 5 Hybrid. Perhaps ASUS will grant visitors a closer look at the Windows 8 hybrids it introduced at Computex, including the unique ASUS Taichi, which has a second screen on the back of its lid. MORE: Top Windows 8 Tablet-Laptop Hybrids

Windows 8 Notebooks (with Touch): With the likes of Samsung, ASUS, Acer, Lenovo and Dell all exhibiting and the Windows 8's release date just weeks away, we expect to see final or near-final versions of these vendors' Windows 8 notebooks. We'll see how many have touchpads that actually support the new Windows 8 gestures, and how many add touchscreens as a bonus. MORE: Windows 8 Full Review

Sony Mobile Makes a Tablet Splash? Sony Mobile has one of the first press conferences on our schedule, and we expect the company to make a splash. It's been almost exactly one year since we reviewed the Sony Tablet S, so perhaps we'll see a new version of the slate at IFA. Back in July The Vergereported that the company was readying an Xperia tablet with a Surface-style keyboard. MORE: Top 10 iPad Alternatives

Jelly Bean Goes Mainstream: It has now been two months since Google introduced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but we haven't seen any non-Google devices come preloaded with the new OS. With Samsung, Lenovo, Sony and Acer all likely to show new tablets or phones, we hope to see at least a couple of devices running Jelly Bean. MORE: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Review